had abhorred
- past perfect of abhor.
Example Sentences
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His father had abhorred waste of any kind, to the point where he complained to Ashima if a kettle had been filled with too much water.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Venters had abhorred her notoriety, but now he took passionate pride in her skill, her daring, her power over a horse.
From Riders of the Purple Sage by Grey, Zane
Throughout the North, people who had abhorred him came first to wonder at him and then to praise him.
From Stephen Arnold Douglas by Brown, William Garrott
He recalled also how the great surgeon of St. Thomas’s Hospital, Cheselden, had abhorred the pain which he caused in the process of his work, and longed for some means for its prevention.
From Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine by Gordon, Henry Laing
She had abhorred his name; face to face with him, she found she feared only his deeds.
From Riders of the Purple Sage by Grey, Zane
